Ching-He Huang takes on the USA's most beloved dishes as she finds the best burger and spaghetti and meatballs in New York before spinning a Chinese version of them. Recipes: The B and B "Bash Burger", Lemongrass-Coconut Noodles with Spicy Chinese Meatballs and Wasabi Potato Salad.
Pakistani grandfather and Sarasota, Fla., resident Riaz Gilani is 96-years-old, but you wouldn't know it by the way he swings a golf club. Mo Rocca and Riaz hit the links and also cook some delicious Punjabi cuisine including the flatbread paratha and an aromatic beef and rice dish Riaz has dubbed "Rocca Rice." Riaz's voice is so rich and mellifluous, he can make reading the phonebook sound like Shakespeare!
Brad Miller travels to Los Angeles to visit a husband-and-wife-owned truck that's winning over Californians with its authentic taste of France one buttery crepe at a time. Next, he's off to North Carolina for a taste of Indian street food made by an award-winning chef. Finally, Brad visits a larger-than-life hot dog cart in North Carolina that's putting a delicious spin on the American classic.
Join Marc Summers for a look at some snack size favorites including White Castle, Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia, the Wellshire Cocktail Frank factory, Mt. Olive's Pickle Packs, Nancy's Petite Quiche!
Andrew Zimmern discovers the famously French and decidedly German cuisine of Alsace, France. Bursting with rustic flavors and made from farm-fresh local ingredients, the region's specialties range from choucroute garnie, a feast of sauerkraut braised in white wine that's crowned with cuts of pork and local sausages, to world-renowned foie gras.
Giada finally has a day off and she wants to spend it with her aunt cooking some of their favorite Tuscan comfort food. They make Corn Tortelli With Tarragon Butter, Crab Salad Napoleons With Fresh Pasta and Sweet Fresh Fettuccini.
The aliens among us are eggplants and they are delicious -- really. Alton Brown creatively instructs on how to shop for and store different varieties of eggplant, evaluate bread crumbs and celebrate the vegetable peeler. Alton prepares Eggplant Pasta, Baba Ghannouj and Eggplant Steaks.
Spring is in the air and like everyone else, Giada De Laurentiis gets excited by the first signs of spring. She's whipping up some dishes that focus on four of her favorite springtime harvests: Herbed Chicken with Spring Vegetables and Baked Artichokes with Gorgonzola and Herbs.
Casey Webb charges into Charlotte, North Carolina, for three takes on Southern specialties. There's a cheesy chicken classic care of Korea, a time-honored institution's signature sandwich and the biggest walking taco in all the Carolinas.
300 million of these are eaten every day in America and Food's Greatest Hits celebrates the greatest thing since sliced bread ... the sandwich! We tip our cap to the Earl of Sandwich as we look at the po boy, the Philly cheesesteak and the ice cream sandwich.